Something
From Nothing: The Shumiatcher SagaWednesday November 14 2001, 10:30am
& 6:30pm Eastern - History
Television
Director David Paperny
David Paperny profiles the legendary Shumiatcher family of Calgary;
Russian Jews, who's company Smithbilt, became synonymous with the
white hats of the Calgary Stampede and the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary.

The
Road Chosen: The Story Of Lem WongFriday November 16 2001, 10:30am &
6:30pm Eastern - History
Television
Director Keith Lock
Keith Lock follows Lem Wong who laboured in Chinese laundries from
Vancouver to Cape Breton Island, and finally founded a popular restaurant
in London, Ontario.

Breaking
The Ice: The Story Of Mary Ann ShaddTuesday November 20 2001, 10:30am
& 6:30pm Eastern - History
Television
Director Sylvia Sweeney
Sylvia Sweeney's spotlight falls on Mary Ann Shadd, abolitionist and
teacher. Living in Windsor, Ontario, she become the first female newspaper
editor and the first female black lawyer in North America.

Sons
And Daughters: The Italians Of SchreiberThursday November 22 2001, 10:30am &
6:30pm Eastern - History
Television
Directors Patricia Fogliato and David Morton
Patricia Fogliato and David Mortin follow the migration of a whole
village from Calabria, Italy, to the town of Schreiber, Ontario, where
they found work on the Canadian Pacific Railway. The film traces their
families to their great-grandchildren today.

8.

Watari
Dori: A Bird Of PassageFriday November 23 2001, 10:30am &
6:30pm Eastern - History
Television
Director Linda Ohama
Linda Ohama profiles Irene Tsuyuki, who was interned in the BC interior
during the Second World War, repatriated to Japan, but who finally
returned to rebuild a life for herself and her family in Surrey, British
Columbia.

Director Carl Bessai
Carl Bessai focuses on novelist and poet Robert Kroetsch, who, through
his award-winning stories and poems, recounts the immigration of his
German great, great-grandfather to Ontario and then onward to Heisler,
Alberta.

10.

Passage
From IndiaTuesday November 27 2001, 10:30am
& 6:30pm Eastern - History
Television
Director Ali Kazimi
Ali Kazimi highlights Bagga Singh, who journeyed from a remote farming
village in the Punjab to work in sawmills on the BC coast. Singh's
legacy bridges three generations through the reflections of Singh's
granddaughter, now a successful TV journalist in Vancouver.

Director Tom Radford
Tom Radford explores the legacy of his grandparents who left Scotland
during the Highland Clearances to found the first newspaper in Edmonton,
Alberta and to become Pulitzer Prize winners.